Silver touchpiece probably issued by James III, the 'Old Pretender'
- Made:
- 1715-1716
Silver touchpiece, given at the ceremony of healing by touch, inscribed "1AC8" and therefore probably issued by James III, The Old Pretender during the rising of 1715-1716
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641065
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- touchpieces